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New predictive tool may help to determine if further cancer treatments are necessary
Apr 01, 2014
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are developing a new predictive tool that could help patients with breast cancer and certain lung cancers decide whether follow-up treatments are likely to help.Dr. Jerry Shay, Vice Chairman and Professor of Cell Biology at UT Southwestern, led a three-year study on the effects of irradiation in a lung cancer-susceptible mouse model. Read More
Markers of molecular aging in the blood of breast cancer survivors increased by adjuvant chemotherapy
Apr 01, 2014
Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer is "gerontogenic", accelerating the pace of physiologic aging, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Loss of organ function, characterized by an increase in cellular senescence, is one physiological part of aging. Read More
Key regulator of colon cancer discovered
Apr 01, 2014
A team headed by Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) identifies a dual role of the p38 protein in colon cancer. The study demonstrates that, on the one hand, p38 is important for the optimal maintenance of the epithelial barrier that protects the intestine against toxic agents, thus contributing to decreased tumour development. Read More
The more fruit and vegetables we eat, the lower our risk of death
Apr 01, 2014
The results of a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggest that we should be eating at least seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day.Recommendations for how many portions of fruit and vegetables people should eat varies from country to country. Read More
Urine test could help predict recurrence of bladder cancer
Apr 01, 2014
Individuals who have had bladder cancer in the past are at high risk of recurrence, but researchers publishing in the journal Clinical Cancer Research say a simple DNA methylation marker test in urine can predict tumor recurrence. Read More
Low-dose aspirin use linked to improved colon cancer survival
Apr 01, 2014
Aspirin is a medication most commonly used to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation. But new research suggests that patients who have been diagnosed with colon cancer may have better survival by taking low doses of the drug.The research team, led by Dr. Marlies S. Read More
Biomarkers predict effectiveness of radiation treatments for head and neck cancer
Apr 01, 2014
An international team of researchers, led by Beaumont Health System's Jan Akervall, M.D., Ph.D., looked at biomarkers to determine the effectiveness of radiation treatments for patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. They identified two markers that were good at predicting a patient's resistance to radiation therapy. Read More
Key protein link discovered by cancer researchers
Apr 01, 2014
A new understanding of proteins at the nexus of a cell's decision to survive or die has implications for researchers who study cancer and age-related diseases, according to biophysicists at the Rice University-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP). Read More
Promising results using adult cancer drugs against aggressive childhood brain tumor
Apr 01, 2014
A St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-led study identified two adult cancer drugs with potential to improve treatment of a high-risk childhood brain tumor; the drugs are now part of a pediatric clinical trialThe quest to improve survival of children with a high-risk brain tumor has led St. Read More
Preserving fertility in boys with cancer
Apr 01, 2014
Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The new research, published in Fertility and Sterility, the journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, addresses the safety of an option scientists are developing for boys who aren't sexually mature and cannot bank sperm. Read More
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